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You can also examine which software is installed on the computer already, and remove anything you no longer need.
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help/C/software-center.xml:77
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In the <guilabel>Get Software</guilabel> section, find the thing you want to install. If you already know its name, try typing the name in the search field. Or try searching for the type of program you want (like “spreadsheet”). Otherwise, browse the list of departments.
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type: Content of: <book><chapter><orderedlist><listitem><para>
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help/C/software-center.xml:93
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For most programs, once they are installed, you can launch them from the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu. (Utilities for changing settings may appear inside <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu></menuchoice> or <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu></menuchoice> instead).
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type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
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Located in
help/C/software-center.xml:132
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To find out where to launch a new program, navigate to the screen for that program in Ubuntu Software Center, if it is not still being displayed. The menu location should be displayed on that screen, below the colored bar.
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Located in
help/C/software-center.xml:141
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If you are using Ubuntu Netbook Edition, an application appears in the appropriate category on the home screen.
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type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
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help/C/software-center.xml:148
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Some items, such as media playback or Web browser plugins, do not appear in the menus. They are used automatically when Ubuntu needs them. For a Web browser plugin, you may need to close the browser and reopen it before the plugin will be used.
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type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
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Located in
help/C/software-center.xml:152
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Sometimes if you try to remove one item, Ubuntu Software Center will warn you that other items will be removed too. There are two main reasons this happens.
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Located in
help/C/software-center.xml:193
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If you remove an application, any add-ons or plugins for that application usually will be removed too.
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type: Content of: <book><chapter><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
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Located in
help/C/software-center.xml:200
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Multiple applications are sometimes provided as a single package. If any of them are installed, all of them are installed. And if any of them are removed, all of them are removed. Ubuntu Software Center cannot remove them individually, because it has no instructions on how to separate them.
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type: Content of: <book><chapter><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
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Located in
help/C/software-center.xml:206
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You can use the <guilabel>Main Menu</guilabel> settings to hide unwanted items without removing them from the computer. In Ubuntu, you can find <guilabel>Main Menu</guilabel> inside <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. In Ubuntu Netbook Edition, it is in <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu></menuchoice>.
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type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
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Located in
help/C/software-center.xml:215
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